<div dir="ltr">Thanks for this, Max<div><br></div><div>I feel happy and am compelled to say I think this is encouraging!</div><div><br></div><div>I can vouch for kiran's work, having contracted her and another member of the AORTA collective to consult CoFED.coop for care & support meetings in which we built stronger trust and accountability than the majority of nonprofits I've interacted with. I found the team-building exceptionally inclusive and with lasting impact on inclusive groups. When CoFED hosted its annual retreat in Philly last Winter, several dozen college students starting cooperative cafés on the east coast thrived in the 3-hour workshop AORTA hosted.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I believe AORTA trainings elucidate social systems and our places in them. The trainings are difficult <i>not</i> to find emboldening in a humbling way when looking at history and current events and the <i>connections</i>. 4 hours is just the tip.</div>
<div><br></div><div>But wait, there's more:</div><div><br></div><div>Here are FREE RESOURCES including possibly 1 surprise typo you'll love <3</div><div><a href="http://aortacollective.org/resources/anti-oppressive-facilitation">anti-oppressive facilitation (</a><a href="http://aortacollective.org/resources/anti-oppressive-facilitation">5-page</a> <a href="http://aortacollective.org/resources/anti-oppressive-facilitation">PDF)</a></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><a href="http://aortacollective.org/sites/default/files/infiltration_handout.pdf">Infiltration: how values of oppressive systems tend to arise in co-ops (and what we can do about it)(</a><a href="http://aortacollective.org/sites/default/files/infiltration_handout.pdf">3-page </a><a href="http://aortacollective.org/sites/default/files/infiltration_handout.pdf">PDF)</a></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">All this is to say, I hope Sudo collectively decides to pursue this opportunity further.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">sincerely,</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">Danny</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Max Klein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:isalix@gmail.com" target="_blank">isalix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello All,<br><br>I have been really disheartened about what's been happening on list about Racism and other prejudices. So I wrote and spoke to the AORTA (Anti Oppression Resources and Training Alliance) collective <a href="http://aortacollective.org/" target="_blank">http://aortacollective.org/</a> about how they could help us bring some common understanding. Forwarded is the email they returned. I'm not pushing any perspective, even not that AORTA can help us, or that we even "need help". I just wanted to share with you one of the things we could do, and solicit your input if you felt like giving it.<br>
<br><br></div><div>with sudo love<br></div>-Max aka notconfusing<br><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">kiran nigam</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kiran@aortacollective.org" target="_blank">kiran@aortacollective.org</a>></span><br>
Date: 4 December 2013 14:36<br>Subject: Options for the Sudo Room<br>To: Maximilian Klein <<a href="mailto:isalix@gmail.com" target="_blank">isalix@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>
Hi Max!<br><br>As we talked about yesterday, here are some options for the Sudo Room to consider.<br>
<br></div><u>A training on race and racism.</u> <br>I would recommend no less than 4 hours for a training on race and racism. This interactive workshop deconstructs the ways that
systemic racism impact our
work, our interpersonal interaction, or individual biases and prejudices,
and our communities. Together we share (and learn) concepts,
skills, and language to push us further and help change behavior, words, and actions to build racial justice. <br><br></div>The pro of this is that if many people come, it can move the group's understanding further and build community by engaging together in meaningful dialogue and learning. The con is that if people don't show up for it (and often those who would most benefit from the workshop are the ones who don't come), then the benefits won't happen. Or, a small group will attend, which then runs the risk of building resentment or tension between those who attended and those who did not.<br>
<br></div><u>A Facilitated Discussion, with the Goal of Developing Values or Points of Unity<br></u></div>This would look different than a workshop. The goal would be to facilitate the group through a process of working together to build shared values, points of unity, or expectations for behavior. This would be facilitated in a lively, interactive manner. (Think more retreat, less business meeting.)<br>
<br>The benefit of this is that it can be a very team building process. Additionally, this is something that is very helpful for new and developing groups to do, because it helps give you a foundation upon which you can do your work, and clear shared values and expectations that you can return to as a basis for addressing behavior that is hurtful or inappropriate. If you don't have things like this, then you don't have a group mandate to interrupt or address such behavior, and if/when you do, it's on a case by case basis, which can lead to things feeling very personal. The downside is that you don't directly address systemic oppression, or the recent email thread. However, doing this does not mean that you can't also choose to have a workshop, a series of workshops, or other forms of ongoing education. <br>
<br></div><div><u>Payment</u><br> AORTA charges on a <span><span>sliding</span></span> <span><span>scale</span></span>. For non-profit groups with a slim budget, that <span><span>scale</span></span>
starts at $150/hour for facilitation and slides down to $50/hour. We
ask organizations with access to funding to pay as high on the <span><span>scale</span></span>
are they are able and feels fair. This helps support the free and
low-cost work we do with
organizations and community groups with low/no budget. We prioritize political groups, community campaigns, and movement building organizations for our free and low-cost work. <br></div></div>
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